Ottawa logging engine promises fast tree work and low cost
An Ottawa Mfg Company ad touts the Ottawa Engine Log Saw for cutting twenty five to forty cords daily at under two dollars per cord. Mounted on a truck with two wheel drive, it promises efficient log work, motorized cutting, and broad ease of transport for forestry jobs, with two men able to fell forty to fifty trees a day. Full information and factory pricing offered by Ottawa Mfg. Co., 2724 Wood St, Ottawa, Kansas.
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Stharra
Uurary Sf
Ottawa
Ottawa Mfg. Company
Wood St
Kansas
Embarrassing Dinner Moment Cited In Exchange
A guest recalls a tactless remark at a dinner with teachers including More Than Enough A. The hostess urged indulgence, the narrator declined saying they would be fine with what they had, provoking roaring laughter and a blush worthy moment in the evening.
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Thad
Tuberculosis Education Campaign in France
A wartime health notice notes a broad anti tuberculosis effort in France under the Rockefeller Foundation. It reports over two traveling exhibits and lecturers reaching ten departments, with more than 2,000,000 informational pieces distributed nationwide. Public materials, written by French men and women and illustrated by French artists, are praised as setting a new standard for health education.
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France
Stockefeller Foundation
Trench
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp Root Medicine Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims the medicine strengthens organs and has many friends. It urges readers to begin treatment at once and offers a sample bottle by sending 3 cents for postage to Kilmer Co. Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
The Wise Man and Censures Authorship Reflections
A compact 17th century style reflection on wisdom and public opinion by Joseph Hall. It argues the wise man remains distant from vulgar censure and relies on firm, well chosen resolutions. The text emphasizes that fools know customary actions, while the wise man knows the best course.
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T Joseph Hall
The mistletoe myth and the Christmas tree legend
A longfolk tale explains the Christmas tree and mistletoe as symbols of love and peace. Baldur the sun god dies by a mistletoe spear, and his wife Nanna dies beside him. Loki’s trick leads to the mistletoe’s sacred role, and it remains hung as a token of friendship and love during Christmas.
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Baldur
Woden
I'rigga
Loki
Nanna
Wrigga
Prigga
God of
Sunshine
Valhalla
Baaldur
Frigen
Nolse
Friggn
Maxic
Hodur
Hela
Gode
Frigfu
Earth
Christmas Tree Trade in Vermont Sells to East and Midwest
Vermont ships over 1.5 million Christmas trees annually. Farmers receive 8 to 15 cents per tree, buyers pay 10 cents to $10 to consumers. Trees are consigned to merchants in New York Philadelphia Baltimore and western cities, with bundles ranging two to 12 trees and carloads holding 60 to 600 bundles. Fir is standard though balsam is sought in New York. deforestation debate cited with second growth noted. Quote from Sidney Lanier concludes.
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Vermont
Green Mountain
Lota
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
St. Louis
Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
Paya
Wnach Carload
The Most Dangerous of All Diseases Ad
An old advertisement warns that kidney trouble endangers life and urges use of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It misstates symptoms, promotes a tonic with herbal oils, and pledges money back if relief is not found, urging readers to buy the original imported GOLD MEDAL brand.
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Foley
Haya
Wales
Im ‘Orland
War on Hawks and Pigeon Feats Describe Wartime Dispatch
Wartime reports quote harsh measures against hawks to protect carrier pigeons used for military messages. A satirical note recounts an encounter in Washington with King Albert of Belgium, where a servant named George jokes he has never seen a king before. The piece ends with a reflection on secrets and loyalty among people.
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National Treasury
National Liberty Loan
George
Reel Creek Park
Washington
Albert
Belgium
Che Tee
Tle
Gold Lost to Fires and Hoarding Shapes World Wealth
The piece argues that gold vanishes through shipwrecks fires and hoarding across regions. It cites Lusitania losses and London fires while noting India and Africa absorb vast gold yearly as wages flow to mines and workers. It also urges intelligent agricultural policy to sustain industry and employment.
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Lusitania
London
India
Africa
Parlor Snippet Hints At Flight Plan Mischief
A fragment from a Parlor dialogue hints at a troublesome woman accompanying a man on a plane and a quirky start to a business venture. The overheard line references a "terrible owner" and a needed chaapergn, suggesting humor or tension in social scenes.
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Wowner
Butter price rise in Ireland linked to butter shortage risk
A Dublin letter to the Christian Science Monitor says Ireland’s ministry of food raised butter to 72 cents per pound from 66 to curb a decline in butter making. It notes butter retailers report demand remains strong even at high prices, preferring butter to margarine, and warns a famine could have resulted without price controls.
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Ireland
Ministry of Food
Hays
Christian Science Monitor
Dublin
Assistance Unnecessary In Quirky Dialogue
A fragmentary dialogue notes a terse exchange about calling for help and a landlord at the door. The lines feature Dolly and Molly discussing whether help was needed and a knock serving as a boost in a domestic scene.
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Dolly
Molly
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Sidney Lanier
Tella
David Roberts
Tifton
Cincinnati
Lloyd George
Hitle
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